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Empagliflozin Versus Statins in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Assessment of Efficacy of Empagliflozin Versus Statins in Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07180745
Enrollment
400
Registered
2025-09-18
Start date
2025-11-01
Completion date
2026-03-01
Last updated
2025-09-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease NAFLD, Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis NASH

Keywords

Empagliflozin, Statin, Pioglitazone, NAFLD, NASH

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy of Empagliflozin versus Statins as monotherapy and polytherapy in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis. Does drug ABC Empagliflozin versus Statins as monotherapy and polytherapy improve the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP), the liver stiffness measurement (LSM), the proportion of patients with at least one point improvement or one-stage reduction in the histological scores with respect to hepatic steatosis, hepatocellular ballooning, lobular inflammation, and fibrosis after treatment? What medical problems do participants have when taking Empagliflozin versus Statins as monotherapy and polytherapy? Participants will: * Take Empagliflozin alone or Empagliflozin plus statins or Pioglitazone plus Statins or Pioglitazone alone as standard therapy every day for 3 months * Be directed to complete history taking. FibroScan®, abdominal ultrasound and laboratory tests of ALT, AST, ALP, platelets count, Triglycerides, Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, serum insulin and insulin resistance will be conducted at baseline and after the drug administration for 3 months. * Keep a diary of recording any side effects they use a rescue inhaler

Detailed description

NAFLD is a growing global health problem linked with metabolic issues like obesity, diabetes, and insulin resistance. It ranges from simple liver fat accumulation to NASH, involving inflammation and liver damage, progressing to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and cancer. Managing NAFLD is tough due to diagnosis challenges and metabolic complications. Lifestyle changes like diet and exercise are key but often hard to sustain. No FDA-approved treatments exist yet, but drugs like Empagliflozin and statins are being studied for their potential to improve insulin sensitivity, reduce liver inflammation, and slow disease progression. This study compares these therapies for NAFLD and NASH.

Interventions

30 mg orally once daily

DRUGEmpagliflozin

10 mg orally once daily

DRUGStatin (Atorvastatin)

20 mg orally once daily

DRUGEmpagliflozin plus Statin (Atorvastatin)

Orally once daily of each (10 mg, 20 mg respectively)

DRUGPioglitazone plus Atorvastatin

Orally once daily of each (30mg and 20mg respectively)

Sponsors

Badr University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Adult * Obese * Hyperlipidemic * Diabetic patients * Diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant women * Breast feeding women * Diabetic patients with ketoacidosis * Hyperlipidemic patients with cardiovascular dysfunction * Patients with NAFLD or NASH induced hepatocellular carcinoma * Hyperlipidemic obese diabetic patients diagnosed with NAFLD or NASH who will refuse to sign the informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The controlled attenuation parameter (CAP).After 3 monthsThe CAP value is expressed in dB/m.
The liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using FibroScan®.After 3 monthsThe LSM value is expressed as kilopascal or kPa.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) indexAfter 3 monthsFIB-4 is a non-invasive scoring system that can predict significant hepatic fibrosis patients.

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactEman Swan, PHD
eman.said@buc.edu.eg+201090111013
Backup ContactRaghda Hussien, PHD
Raghda.hussien@pharm.bsu.edu.eg+201010647666

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026